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Algerian Mesa

by FontMesa
Individual Styles from $25.00 USD
Complete family of 32 fonts: $88.00 USD
Algerian Mesa Font Family was designed by Michael Hagemann and published by FontMesa. Algerian Mesa contains 32 styles and family package options.

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About Algerian Mesa Font Family


Inspired by the old Stephenson Blake Caps only font Algerian from 1908, this version, named Algerian Mesa, has been freshened up with a new matching lowercase.


The original Algerian, on page 142 of the 1908 Stephenson Blake specimen book, was a small caps to a more decorative lining caps and the plain black version, without the shadow line, was named Gloria.


Also on page 142 of the 1908 Stephenson Blake specimen book is a shaded Latin font that gave me the idea for the Alt version of Algerian Mesa.


The Alt version works well at smaller point sizes combined with the regular Algerian Mesa font on the same page.


New for 2016 were Opentype features including original alternates, oldstyle numerals and case sensitive forms, also new is a fully usable Alt version.


New for 2022 are the higher x-height, 90% small caps, 80% small caps and all new italic versions.


Also new for 2022 are straight sided accent marks replacing the flared or curved accents.


While Algerian Mesa includes some alternates our related Tavern font will still remain the version with more alternates and more weights.

Designers: Michael Hagemann

Publisher: FontMesa

Foundry: FontMesa

Design Owner: FontMesa

MyFonts debut: Apr 21, 2005

Algerian Mesa

About FontMesa

Founded in 2000 by photographer and type designer Michael Hagemann, FontMesa has specialized in creating type styles of the old west and fonts for sign lettering. Some fonts are classic Italian (Tuscan) and French revivals with new lowercase letters added while others were created from a small sample of letters found on old documents never intended to be a complete font. FontMesa continues to research and find old, long lost type from the 1800s, then revive them into the digital world where they will never be forgotten. With a FontMesa font you can be assured of a quality product; all fonts are drawn and kerned by hand and never created by automatic scanning methods.

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